Where does “infinitief” come from?
infinitief (Dutch) comes from Middle French infinitif, from Late Latin infinitivus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infinitief (Dutch): infinitive
Definitions
- infinitive
Ancestry of “infinitief”, step by step
infinitief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French infinitif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | infinitif | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | infinitivus | unlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive |
| 3 | Latin | īnfīnītus | boundless, unlimited, endless |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Old French infinitif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | infinitif | infinitive |
| 2 | Latin | infinitivus | unlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive |